Computational modeling of hovering rotor and wake aerodynamics

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 786-793

  Strawn, Roger C ^a   Djomehri, M Jahed ^b  

^a US Army Aviation and Missile Command   (United States)

^b Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FRICTION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPEED; TORQUE; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VELOCITY; WAKES;

HOVERING ROTOR; WAKE AERODYNAMICS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0036757572     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3024     Document Type: Article

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